acrocentric

== English == === Etymology === From acro- +‎ -centric. === Adjective === acrocentric (comparative more acrocentric, superlative most acrocentric) (genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === acrocentric (plural acrocentrics) A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm.